Buddhaprasad Mandali

Profile & Insights

• 1In the Avanigadda constituency of Krishna district, Buddhaprasad Mandali secured a decisive victory in the 2024 elections, reclaiming the seat on a Janasena Party (JSP) ticket.
• 2Mandali polled 113,460 votes, defeating the incumbent YSRCP candidate Ramesh Babu Simhadri by a substantial margin of 46,434 votes.
• 3This victory marks a significant shift in political momentum within the constituency, which saw a high voter turnout of 88.33%.
• 4The electoral history of Avanigadda has been defined by a decade-long rivalry between Mandali and Simhadri; Mandali previously won the seat for the TDP in 2014 by a narrow 5,958-vote margin, only to lose it to Simhadri in 2019 by 20,725 votes.
• 5According to his 2024 affidavit, Mandali is a graduate with a clean legal record, reporting zero criminal cases.
• 6His financial profile shows assets valued at approximately ₹1.93 crore and liabilities of roughly ₹56.6 lakh.
• 7His successful transition to the JSP under the NDA alliance reflects a strong localized swing, as he nearly doubled his previous winning margin while capitalizing on the high engagement of the 211,086-strong electorate.